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ORGANIC FARMING IN KERALA: AN ASSESSMENT OF ADOPTION, SUSTAINABILITY AND CONSTRAINTS
In a study conducted in the four districts: Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Palakkad, and Wayanad of Kerala on adoption, sustainability and constraints to organic farming in Kerala, the key research issues that the research study addressed were: factors behind the shift to organic farming, extent of a...
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NEW DELHI
INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
2011
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| 520 | |a In a study conducted in the four districts: Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Palakkad, and Wayanad of Kerala on adoption, sustainability and constraints to organic farming in Kerala, the key research issues that the research study addressed were: factors behind the shift to organic farming, extent of adoption and sustainability of organic farming innovations, institutional mechanism and constraints to organic farming. In addition four case studies on impact of group efforts for the spread of organic farming were also written and analyzed. In the end a set of advocacy strategies were suggested for all stakeholders for implementing the organic farming policy in Kerala. A set of organic farmers were randomly selected from the four districts for the study. Among the various factors behind the shift to organic farming in Kerala, the foremost was the conviction of the farmers for conserving the agro-ecosystem and its sustainability and the capability of organic farming to reduce environmental pollution and ill effects of pesticides and produce chemical free safe food. Majority of organic farmers were adopting all organic farming practices. Most of the organic farmers were old with more farming experience, less educated and growing more diverse crops in land holdings. Crop diversity was very high both in homesteads and fields. Organic farming was found to be high on ecological sustainability and economic sustainability as it was found to be enhancing ecosystems’ ecological balance and conserving resources. Among the institutions working for promotion of organic farming, NGOs and farmers groups were found to be playing a pivotal role in understanding and catering to the needs of organic farmers, especially in providing organic farming inputs and marketing support. Among the constraints to organic farming the most crucial were: lack of reliable package of practices of organic farming, non-availability of organic farming inputs, lack of awareness of grading and food quality standards among organic producers, high cost and long certification period for organic certification, loss of yield in the first two years and long time taken for recovery and positive response of ecosystem. Four case studies revealed that the NGOs and farmers’ groups helped in organizing the organic farmers’ groups and providing land-holdings support in production, quality control and marketing through organic bazar, eco-shops etc. The advocacy strategies suggested for implementing the organic farming policy included collaborative and coordinated efforts of all stakeholders through a common minimum programme, educating and training organic farmers, promotion of simpler and cheaper organic certification procedures, and participatory guarantee scheme, establishment of adequate infrastructure for organic input making and distribution, food quality testing laboratories, marketing channels etc. Provision of subsidies to organic farmers to compensate the yield loss in initial years of conversion, to promote safe food to health conscious local consumers and to conserve nature. | ||
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